| abstract |
The present invention encompasses nontapered block copolymers of the following structure and adhesives containing themD-A-(B-A)n-Dxor(D-A-B)z-Ywhere A is a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon polymer block, B and D are hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer blocks wherein if the diene is butadiene, it must have a vinyl content of at least 30 percent by weight, n is an integer from 1 to 5, x is 0 or 1, z is an integer from 2 to 30, and Y is a multifunctional coupling agent and the copolymer has a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon content of from 9 to 35 percent by weight. The ratio of the molecular weight of D to that of B ranges in accordance with the normalized molecular weight factor which may range from greater than 0 up to 180x10-6. |